Dirk Dalens
Dirk Dalens the Younger (1657 Amsterdam – buried 24 August 1687 Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter. • Illustration — A hawking party in a wooded parkland with a view of a water fountain and a villa beyond. Ca.
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Dirk Dalens

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- Name
- Dirk Dalens
- Born
- 1657
- Birthplace
- Amsterdam
- Died
- 1687
- Field
- Painting
- Movement
- Baroque
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- painter · draftsperson
- Languages
- Dutch
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The recorded working language is Dutch. The field of work recorded is painting. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam and Hamburg. Work by Dirk Dalens is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
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• Name — Dirk Dalens • Birth Name — Dirk Dalens • Born — 1657 • Birthplace — Amsterdam • Died — 1687 • Place of death — Amsterdam • Field — Painting • Movement — Baroque
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Dirk Dalens (1657 – 1687) was a landscape painter. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Biography
Biography
He was a student of his father, Willem Dalens, and his grandfather Dirck Dalens the Elder, who specialized in landscapes. He died young at the age of 29, leaving his wife pregnant with Dirk Dalens III.
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